Measuring researchers’ success more fairly: going beyond the H-index

Citation impact indicators play a relevant role in the evaluation of researchers’ scientific production and can influence research funding future outputs. The H-index is widely used this regard, spite several shortcomings such as not considering actual contribution each author, number authors, their overall quality citing articles. Several authors have highlighted some these limits. Alternative systems been proposed but gained less fortune. In order to show that fairer criteria assess be achieved, workable example presented through novel method, integrating aforementioned elements by using information available bibliographic databases. A better, merit-based proxy measure warranted although perfect score without chimera. Any proposal on new would require clear reasoning, easy math consensus between publishers, funders’ point view. any case, relevance authors’ achievements cannot adequately represented quantitative index only, qualitative judgements are also necessary. But time ripe make decisions fairer, proxy,